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278 pp.
| HarperCollins/Harper |
March, 2012 |
TradeISBN 978-0-06-197608-7$16.99
(3)
4-6
When evil Archduke Arnulf sets out to marry, then murder, twelve-year-old Angela Gabriela von Schwanenberg, the spunky young countess concocts first a death-ruse, and then a perilous journey to Peter the Hermit to foil him. Hans, a grave robber's apprentice, aids her and discovers his own secret past along the way. Stock adventures and stereotyped characters are refreshed and stylized in this vivid and compelling work.